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Tuesday, May 20, 2014

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Wipe Out
I have shared before that this has felt like the most challenging of work years.I have been feeling run down physically, emotionally and spiritually the past few weeks and today I seem to be fighting the third cold I've had in the past two months (the wife and I seem to keep giving it back and forth to each other...)Another sign of just how rundown I have gotten.I'm in the middle of MOSL grading,


De Blasio Looks To Create Job Training Programs That Work
De Blasio says many of the jobs programs from the past (i.e., Bloomberg's) didn't work:The city is spending half a billion a year to place out-of-work New Yorkers in low-wage jobs - and it's time to stop, Mayor de Blasio said on Tuesday. De Blasio, speaking at a thriving manufacturing hub in Brooklyn, announced plans to revamp all of the city's employment training programs, which he said do little


5-19-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: John Liu To Run Against Tony Avella In PrimaryFrom Ken Lovett at the Daily News: Former City Controller John Liu has decided to run for state Senate, a source close to him told the Daily News. Liu, 47, will primary Queens Democrat incumbent Tony Avella, who angered party leaders earlier this year by joining a faction of breakaway Dems who jointly control the Senate with the